News archive - [Event Announcement & CfA] Plant and Food Biosecurity Summer School 2012

The PLANTFOODSEC project (Network of Excellence) foresees the organization of 5 summer schools within 5 years with the objectives to build up a strong culture of awareness and compliance with plant and food biosecurity for those with responsibilities and interest in all sectors of crop agriculture, including extension specialists, students, crop consultants, regulators, and farm advisors at various levels and to harmonize expertise across the Network. The 2012 Summer School will be organised by Agroinnova, the Center of Competence for Innovation in agro-environmental and agro-food sector, Project coordinator.

The event takes place July 16-20, 2012 in Torino, Italy. Registration is open till March 31, 2012.

16th-20th July 2012 | Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino (ITALY)

The aims of the summerschools are:
• building a strong culture of awareness and compliance with plant and food biosecurity for those with
responsibilities and interest in all sectors of crop agriculture, including extension specialists, students,
crop consultants, regulators and farm advisors at various levels;
• harmonising expertise across the network.

The 2012 event is organised by Center of Competence for Innovation in the Agro-environmental Field (AGROINNOVA), project coordinator.

DATE AND VENUE 

July 16–20, 2012, Museum of Natural History,
Via Giolitti 36, Torino (Italy)


OPEN TO MSc students, PhD students and post-doctoral researchers (25 to 40 participants)

PARTICIPATION FEE EUR 250; EUR 150 for students of the University of Torino; free of charge for PLANTFOODSEC partners. The fee includes admission fee and teaching materials. Not included travel expenses
and accommodation

ACCOMODATION University residence (about 40 EUR/night)
COURSE ACCREDITATION The summer school has been accredited by the Doctoral School of Sciences and Innovation Technologies of the University of Torino (three University course credits)

REGISTRATION By March 31, 2012 - please contact Paola Colla (paola.colla@unito.it)

The research project receives funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under Grant Agreement n° 261752The research project receives funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under Grant Agreement n° 261752

Further information:

http://www.plantfoodsec.eu/event.php?id=195&t=E&s=0102

Application form:

http://www.plantfoodsec.eu/event.php?id=202&t=E&s=0102

Videos on the project:

http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?ref=I072030

http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?ref=I072031

Geographical focus
  • International; Other
Scientifc field / Thematic focus
  • Natural Sciences

Entry created by Elke Dall on February 20, 2012
Modified on April 17, 2012